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Blue-Green Infrastructure: The Global Standards Shaping Resilient Cities
Written By:
Roshan Akther, Senior Consultant, Terra Nexus
Abeer Abu Afifeh, Junior Environmental Consultant, Terra Nexus
Cities today experience unprecedented environmental pressures, becoming hotter, wetter, and more densely populated than at any point in human history. This urban expansion often comes at the expense of natural landscapes. The loss of blue and green spaces, combined with the increase in impervious surfaces, significantly reduces a city’s ability to absorb water during rainfall, making it heavily reliant on grey infrastructure to manage stormwater. One of the key solutions to address urban and environmental challenges is Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI).
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Resilient by Design: Mangroves of the Arabian Gulf
Written By:
Rama Kaysoon, Ecologist and Junior Environmental Consultant, Terra Nexus
At the narrow boundary where land meets sea, mangroves persist as one of the few tree systems capable of surviving some of the planet’s harshest coastal conditions. Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees and shrubs that occupy the intertidal zone between land and sea. Globally, they are associated with tropical coastlines, yet in the Arabian Gulf and surrounding seas, mangroves persist under some of the most extreme environmental conditions.
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Environmental Urban Planning: An Integrated Planning Framework
Written By:
Farah Kassab, Urban Planning Expert
Nivine Issa, Managing Director, Terra Nexus
Rapid urbanization and global population growth has posed significant pressure on infrastructure causing a myriad of problems around quality of life and environmental pollution. Urban spaces, when not properly planned, may struggle to adapt to the ever-evolving challenges of population growth, climate change impacts, and degradation of natural resources. The integrated planning approach recognizes that cities are intricate systems with multiple dimensions and layers which include policy, regulations, land use planning, infrastructure & transportation, economy, environment and stakeholder engagement. It aims to create sustainable, resilient and inclusive cities by incorporating these in the decision-making process. This article defines a comprehensive environmental urban planning framework that integrates environmental factors across every stage of the planning process. The intent is to bridge the gap between urban and environmental planning methodologies in the aim to tangibly influence developments through environmentally conscious design.
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